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Patented Feb. 24, 1953 MATTRESS CONSTRUCTION Roman F. Korney, Chicago,Ill., assignor to Simmons Company, New York, N. Y., acorporation ofDelaware Application April 11, 1949, Serial No. 86,645

2 Claims.

This invention relates to mattress constructions and, more particularly,it relates to mattress constructions in which an inner springconstruction is employed.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a mattress with twoinner spring constructions extending lengthwise of the mattress andseparated by a fabric partition.

Another object is to provide a mattress with two inner spring sections,of which one may be composed of a higher gauge spring wire than theother section.

Another object is to prevent the inner spring sections from shiftingtowards the median line of the mattress.

Another object is to provide a mattress construction which will retainits original shape and appearance after continued use.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the course of thisspecification, and with said objects and advantages in view, thisinvention consists in the several novel features hereinafter fully setforth and more particularly defined in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the drawing accompanying thisspecification, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a mattress Aconstruction embodying asimple form of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-section, .partly broken away, and takenalong the line 2-2 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmental longitudinal section, upon an enlarged scale,taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to said drawing, the reference characters 5 and -S designatetwo inner spring sections which extend lengthwise of the mattress' andare separated by a fabric partition 1. Eachv inner spring sectioncomprises the usual coiled springs 8 arranged lengthwise and crosswiseof the mattress with corresponding end coils connected by helical bordertie wires 9 vand lil. Other transversely xtending helical tie wires I Iconnect corresponding end coils of the springs. The helical tie wiresare connected to the springs in the customary manner, as is wellunderstood by those skilled in this art.

Top and bottom paddings l2 and I3, composed of cotton, kapok, or othersimilar material, eX- tend along the top and bottom of the springsections. The .paddings extend from the fabric partition I to the sideedges, and from end to end of the mattress, and an intermediate liningI4 is placed outside of the padding and extends from i side to side ofthe mattress and from end to end thereof. The side edges I5 of thelining I4, together with the edge portions of the padding, are foldedaround the border tie wires 9 and IU, and are secured to the transversehelical tie wires by hog rings I6, or otherwise. Desirably the lining I4 is drawn quite taut and secured to the helical tie Wires, whereby thelining is maintained smooth and the coiled springs are prevented fromshifting toward the median line of the mattress construction.

Inner lining sheets I'I are interposed between the paddings and thespring sectionsy and the outer edges thereof are secured to the helicaltie wires It, along with the intermediate linings I4, by hog rings I6,or otherwise. The inner linings I'I prevent the padding from bulgingthrough and between the end coils of the spring sections.

Outside of the intermediate linings I4 are top and bottom coverings I9,which are sewed to the first mentioned linings and to the top and bottomedges of the partition 'I as at 20. The partition limits the expansionof the coiled springs to a certain degree.

Sewed to the edge portions of the top and bottom coverings is an edgeboxing 2l which encloses the side edges of the mattress. If desired,strips of tape 22 may be folded over the meeting edges of the top andbottom -coverings and the edge boxing and sewed thereto to add to theappearance of the mattress.

From the above it is apparent that I have provided a mattressconstruction which is simple, practical, and very efficient, Iand thatthe likelihood of stretching or spreading is practically eliminated.Furthermore, the partition permits either section to be depressedwithout affecting the other section.

Having thus described my invention, it is lobvious that variousimmaterial modifications may be made in the same without departing fromthe spirit of my invention; hence, I do not wish to be understood aslimiting myself to the exact form, construction, arrangement, andycombination of parts herein shown and described or uses mentioned.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a mattress, the combination of a pair of individual springsections extending lengthwise of the mattress, each spring sectioncomprising a plurality of coiled springs suitably connected to provide aunitary structure, one of said spring sections having diiferentcharacteristics than the other, a lengthwise extending fabric partitionstrip positioned between said sections, top and bottom linings coveringthe top and bottom faces of the respective spring construction, theadjacent portions of said linings being secured to the partition strip,padding covering the respective linings, intermediate linings overlyinglsaid padding, and top and bottom cover sheets overlying saidintermediate linings, the latter and said cover sheets being secured tosaid partition strip, portions of the peripheral edges of said top andbottom and intermediate linings adjacent the exterior edges of thespring construction being secured together and to the adjacent portionsof the spring construction to enclose adjacent portions of the padding,and an edge boxing strip enclosing the side and end edges of themattress having its edge portions secured to the edge portions of therespective cover sheets.

2. A mattress for a double bed, said mattress Y comprising top, bottom,side, and end cover members, a longitudinal partition dividing saidmattress into tWo substantially equal sections, springs Within eachsection, the respective end portions of said springs engaging said topand bottom cover members, the springs Within one of said sections beingof heavier gauge and less resiliency than the springs in the other ofsaid sections, padding disposed upon at least one of said cover membersand an outer covering engaging said padding.

ROMAN F, KORNEY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,033,841 Maddox Mar. 10, 1936 202,156,343 Marsack May 2, 1939

